Empowering Auteur-Driven Films: Entourage Ventures Partners with Our Films and Mediawan for Global Impact
Entourage Ventures, a Paris-based firm, has formed a strategic investment partnership with Italy's Our Films, a company owned by Mediawan, to invest in films produced in collaboration with Mubi. This collaboration builds upon the existing three-year co-production, financing, and distribution agreement between Rome-based Our Films and Mubi, which was initiated in 2025 to create ambitious European films with global appeal. Entourage Ventures will join forces with Our Films to invest in the projects developed under this partnership.
Our Films, established under the Mediawan umbrella in 2024 by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, focuses on creating projects with international significance. Some notable works include "Feel My Voice," the Italian adaptation of "La Famille Bélier," and "Portobello," a series by Marco Bellocchio streamed on HBO Max. The collaboration between Our Films and Entourage Ventures aims to provide additional financial support and investment capacity for filmmaker-driven projects with global aspirations, particularly in the early stages of development.
The current lineup of films resulting from the Our Films-Mubi collaboration includes Paweł Pawlikowski's "Fatherland," featuring Sandra Huller, which premiered at the Cannes Competition. This film was produced by Our Films in partnership with Mediawan's Chapter 2. Another project is Felix von Groeningen's "Let Love In," also from Our Films. The partnership with Entourage Ventures is expected to enhance the financial structuring and investment capabilities for these auteur-driven films, enabling filmmakers to create works with broad international appeal.
Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, co-founders of Our Films, expressed their enthusiasm for the collaboration with Entourage Ventures, highlighting the support it will provide to ambitious filmmaker projects. Julien Delajoux and Matthias Nicodème, co-founders of Entourage Ventures, emphasized that this partnership with Mediawan represents a significant milestone in their collaboration. Together with Our Films, they aim to structure financing and support projects that meet the highest industry standards, working with top partners and renowned producers to achieve their shared ambitions in the film industry.
In conclusion, the partnership between Entourage Ventures and Our Films, in collaboration with Mediawan and Mubi, signifies a commitment to supporting auteur-driven films with global potential. By combining financial expertise and investment capacity, the collaboration aims to empower filmmakers to create impactful works that resonate on an international scale.